In the World of Immigrant Entrepreneurship, Everyone’s Family
Posted on Thu, Mar 10, 2011 @ 02:06 PM
Local nonprofit C.E.O. Women launches donor campaign to link new supporters to immigrant entrepreneurs
On March 8th, Creating Economic Opportunities for Women (C.E.O Women), a non-profit organization that trains and supports immigrant and refugee women entrepreneurs, launched an innovative campaign called OHANA. OHANA, which means “family” in Hawaiian, provides a way for new monthly donors, or OHANA Members, to meaningfully connect with the diverse women their funding supports.
OHANA Members want to commit in the long-term to helping immigrant and refugee women achieve their dreams. They understand that change takes time, and that empowering women through entrepreneurship means providing them with a variety of resources, from business training courses to cash grants to mentoring and one-on-one support. C.E.O. Women has a ten year track record of doing all of this, and doing it well.
In appreciation of their monthly support, OHANA Members will receive a locally produced, handmade goody from one of C.E.O. Women’s Burmese, Ethiopian or Peruvian entrepreneurs. You can receive a lovely silk scarf from Nwe, a box of gourmet alfajores cookies from Heeidy, or a hand sewn trivet from Winou! By joining OHANA, you can see that you are directly supporting the families and communities of the women who make these handicrafts.
Plus, once C.E.O. Women reaches 100 OHANA Members, they’ll invite everyone over to their Oakland offices for a “tropical” reception with locally produced food and desserts catered by their entrepreneurs, plus drinks and world music!
To learn more or to join OHANA today, go to the C.E.O. Women website at www.ceowomen.org.
About C.E.O. Women: C.E.O. Women is a non-profit organization founded in 2000 to address systemic poverty and lack of income mobility faced by low-income immigrant and refugee women. The mission of C.E.O. Women is to create economic opportunities for low-income immigrant and refugee women through teaching English, communications and entrepreneurship skills, so they can establish successful livelihoods. For more information on OHANA membership or C.E.O. Women’s mission and services, please visit www.ceowomen.org or contact C.E.O. Women at 510-836-3481 ext. 304.